Essay on Morris Graves (excerpt)

Painting by Morris Graves

"A clearly defined, if subtle, line separates Graves' art from most of his contemporaries. He is one of the very few twentieth century artists for whom the creation of art is an act of reverence and perhaps the only one of stature for whom it is largely a means of lovingly (but persistently) reaching upward, outward, and inward toward greater and simpler dimensions of being and evidence of the divine. Here he stands quite alone."

Excerpt taken from essay by Theodore F. Wolff

The last sentence of the above states "Here he stands quite alone." A post personal  artist would respond: "Not any more."

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